The Source |Dr. Dre Denies Threatening Former Marriage Counselor, Accuses Him of Racism

Music mogul Dr. Dre is pushing back against serious accusations made by his former marriage counselor, Dr. Charles Sophy. Last month, Dr. Sophy, who provided counseling to Dre and his ex-wife Nicole Young during their turbulent divorce proceedings, was granted a restraining order after alleging that Dre had threatened him. Dre, however, denies the claims and accuses Sophy of racial prejudice. In the legal documents obtained by TMZ, Dr. Dre acknowledges that he used “colorful” and crude language in text exchanges with Sophy but insists that none of his messages posed a “credible threat of future violence.” The Grammy-winning producer asserts that Sophy’s decision to seek a restraining order is rooted not in any genuine fear of harm but rather in deep-seated racial bias. Dre argues that the depiction of him as a violent threat plays into “racist caricatures” that portray Black men as inherently aggressive. The tension between the two doctors escalated after Sophy accused Dre of sending menacing texts, including one that allegedly came from a burner phone, calling him “a little bitch.” Dre disputes this claim, arguing that there would be no need for him to switch to a burner phone when he had previously sent messages...